Geminus Blue
CANDALIDINI , POLYOMMATINAE , LYCAENIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 17 March 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 17 March 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)
This Caterpillar is green with a dark line along the back, and yellow lines along the sides edged in purple. There are red tubercles along the back. It feeds openly by day on :
It grows to a length of about 1.5 cms.
The pupa is pale brown with dark markings, and has a lenght of about 1.3 cms. It is held by anal hooks and girdle on the food or a nearby plant.
The adult butterflies have a wingspan of about 3 cms. The males on top are a bronzed purple. The females are dark brown with a purple sheen over the centres of the forewings.
Underneath, they are both pale grey with arcs of dark marks, and there are two prominent black spots under the tornus of each hindwing.
The eggs are white, round, and flattened with a rough surface. Their diameter is about 0.7 mm. They are laid singly on flower buds of a foodplant.
This species is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 766-767.
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